Questions and Answers

Explain this first line of Chief Seattle’s Speech (1854): “Yonder sky that has wept tears of compassion upon my people for centuries untold, and which to us appears changeless and eternal, may change.”

“He gives his harness bells a shake…” – Who is ‘He’ referred to here? Why does he shake his harness bells according to the poet? What figure of speech is used in this line?

Abou Ben Adhem awoke one night from a deep dream of peace — What does the poet Leigh Hunt mean by deep dream of peace? How could Abou have peace?

How does the poet Leigh Hunt present the character of Abou Ben Adhem in his poem?

Which figure of speech is used in the line ‘where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection’?

What  is the significance of the book of gold in the poem Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt?

Who sells expensive board games in the poem ‘In the Bazaars of Hyderabad’ by Sarojini Naidu? What indicates they are expensive? What do the wares sold by the peddlers — chessman and ivory dice — suggest about indian society?

Why is Sarojini Naidu’s poem In The Bazaars of Hyderabad in the question-answer form? Who asks and who replies the questions in the poem?

“His dreams and his efforts dashed in the dirt” — What dreams of the runner were dashed as stated in David Roth’s poem “Nine Gold Medals”?

Explain the following line from Rabindranath Tagore’s poem ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ referring to context: “Where knowledge is free”.